Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2/6th Battalion Territorial Force
14.09.1914 Formed at Chesterfield and then moved to Buxton.
03.02.1915 Moved to Luton as part of the 178th Brigade of the 59th Division and then moved to Dunstable and then Watford.
26.04.1916 Moved to Ireland stationed at Dublin and then Curragh.
12.01.197 Returned to England at Fovant, Salisbury Plain.
25.02.1917 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1917
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The capture of Bourlon Wood, The German counter attacks.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge.
07.05.1918 Reduced to cadre and part of the Lines of Communication.
31.07.1918 Disbanded in France.
Born Beverley, 1898. Son of Thomas Watson Roden (1859-1921) and Edith Wardell, of 51a, Queen Street, Hull and 196, Norwood, Beverley (War pension addresses). Son of a House Painter. He had one brother and five sisters. He enlisted in Beverley. Served with the 2/6th Sherwood Foresters. Killed by a gas shell explosion, on 24/04/1917, aged … Read more
Born Hull 18/02/1898. Only child of William Harold Chew (1873-1935) & Minnie Frances Chew (1870-1946) of 16 Russell Terrace, Norfolk Street, Hull (CWGC address). Ex Blundell’s worker. He enlisted in Hull, on 01/03/1916, aged 18 years and 1 month. Described as 5 foot, 9 inches tall, 138 lbs weight, & 36 inch chest. Arrived in … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF HAROLD AND EMMA ROBINSON, OF 9, CLAREMONT VILLAS, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL (1918 MILITARY VOTERS & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A GENERAL LABOUR AT THE NATIONAL RADIATOR FACTORY, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 241926, 2ND SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, … Read more
BORN SCUNTHORPE 1899. SON OF THOMAS PEAT & ANNIE ELIZA HOGG (1870-1911), OF 2 WRAY’S TERRACE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTER, ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITHTHE 2ND/6TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 21/03/1918, AGED 19. HIS DEATH & ADDRESS WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 30/04/1918. HIS ARMY … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1898. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF ALBERT MAWER (1872-1927) & MINNIE ROBINSON (1876-1910)), OF 2, SUSAN TERRACE, GOODWIN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & 17, MILLERS TERRACE, SPYVEE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). Name Frederick Lancaster Mawer Birth Place Beverley, Yorkshire, 1898 Death Date 28 Mar 1917 Death Place Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Enlistment Place … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1897. FOURTH AND YOUNGEST SON OF VINCENT & SARAH ANN KNOWLES, OF 15, ALBANY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). SON OF A BUILDER. THE FIFTH OF SIX CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED IN THE 2ND/6TH SHERWOOD FORESTER. KILLED IN ACTION 27/9/1917, AGED 20. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT CEMETERY. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF JOHN & ALICE HOLFORD AT 6 VENTNOR STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE LISTED ON THE WILSON LINE CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB’S ROH..
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOHN INKERMAN HEDGES (1860-1931) AND KATE WREN (1860-1936), OF 16 GOODRICK TERRACE, CAVE STREET, HULL AND SCULCOATES LANE, HULL. SON OF A GARDNER. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN AND FOUR SONS WHO DIED DURING THE WAR. HE WORKED AS A GARDENER’S LABOURER. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 2/6TH SHERWOOD FORESTER. … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF HENRY T & MARY E HARDY ABOVE. BROTHERS ARTHUR, HERBERT, CHARLES & FRANK. A CLERK. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2/6TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/09/1917, AGED 23. HIS BROTHER, FRANK (RE’S) WAS DISCHARGED FROM ARMY ON 10 NOV 1917. Name George Alfred Hardy Birth Place Hull, 1894 … Read more
BORN COTTINGHAM 1892. SON OF JOSEPH HALL AND JANE ANN HARRISON, OF 6, IRENES TERRACE, LORRAINE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A BRICKLAYER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND NINE SISTERS. BEFORE WAR HE WORKED FOR HULL EXTRACTION OIL MILLS, STONEFERRY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 2/5TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, … Read more
